Sustainable energy's greatest problem is the daily power supply & demand imbalance. For example, a surplus of solar energy during the day risks over-generation and the shortage at night requires more expensive power plants to meet the peak consumption. This intraday imbalance is illustrated by the duck shaped graph known as the duck curve.

 Energy storage can offset the challenging supply dynamics of renewable power. Over-generation can be prevented by storing surplus solar during the day. Then that power can be sold back into the grid later in the evening when needed during a shortage acting as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP). This Transactive Distributed Energy Resource Management System (TDERMS) reduces the need for curtailment and expensive capital outlays by providing a scalable management system